Miners for Cancer donated $100,000 to the Northern Cancer Foundation’s (NCF) COVID-19 Support Fund Friday, to help frontline workers in their care of the community’s most vulnerable patients.
Funds will be used to purchase 58 new and vital Infusion System Full IV-EHR Interoperability pumps to deliver IV fluids, blood infusions and drug therapies to patients undergoing cancer treatment, said a release from the volunteer-based organization.
“Our current pumps were at end of life - and we desperately needed them to meet the Northeast Cancer Centre needs - even more so now in the current COVID-19 crisis,” said Tannys Laughren, NCF executive director in the release.
“Achieving clinical excellence takes a pump that enables it and these new pumps will provide just that by reducing therapy interruptions as well as the risk of contamination. We can’t thank the Miners for Cancer team enough for showing up once again when we need help the most.”
Since its inception, Miners for Cancer has raised more than $1.4 million for cancer patient care, new equipment and research at the Northeast Cancer Centre.
"We would like to express our sincerest appreciation for all HSN frontline workers,” said Wayne Tonelli, president of Miners for Cancer.
“From the nurses to the doctors and all the support staff - your commitment and courage to taking care of our community is truly extraordinary and without you, we would all be lost.”
Those looking to contribute to the Northern Cancer Foundation’s COVID-19 Support Fund can do so here.
